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   toff

   /tɒf/

   noun

   • 1. a rich or upper-class person. derogatory

   verb

   • 1. be smartly dressed: dated "he was all toffed up in officer's broadcloth"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: perhaps an alteration of tuft, used to denote a gold tassel worn on the cap by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does Toff mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TOFF definition: 1. a rich person from a high social class: 2. a rich person from a high social class: . Learn more.

   TOFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Where did the word toff come from?

   • The word "toff" is thought to come from the word "tuft", which was a gold tassel worn by titled undergraduates at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge. The Old English word "toforan" has a meaning of "superiority".

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   What is a good example of a toff?

   • The use of the term toff is a good example of how context and tone of voice can make a difference. Describing someone as a ‘real toff' or a ‘proper gentleman’ in an aggressive or heavily sarcastic tone means that the person is clearly of an elevat... Something went wrong.

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   What is a toff sleuth?

   • For instance, the Toff, a character from the series of adventure novels by John Creasey, is an upper class crime sleuth who uses a common caricature of a toff – a line drawing with a top hat, monocle, bow-tie and cigarette with a holder – as his calling card.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a rich person from a high social class: Gone are the days when champagne-drinking was just for toffs. Synonyms. nob UK old-fashioned informal disapproving. posho UK informal disapproving. Compare. aristocrat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rich people. advantaged. baller. beautiful. champagne socialist. deb. elite. gilded. laird.

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     a rich person from a high social class: Gone are the days...

   • Znaczenie Toff, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     toff definicja: 1. a rich person from a high social class:...

   • Toff in Simplified Chinese

     toff translate: 富豪，上层社会有钱人. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Toff in Traditional Chinese

     TOFF translate: 富豪，上層社會有錢人. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nob

     NOB definition: 1. a rich person whose family has been...

   • Toffee Apple

     TOFFEE APPLE definition: 1. an apple covered with a hard,...

   • TOEFL

     TOEFL definition: 1. abbreviation for Test of English as a...

   • Aristocrat

     ARISTOCRAT definition: 1. a person of high social rank who...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Georgia_ToffoloGeorgia Toffolo - Wikipedia

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   Georgia Valerie Toffolo (born 23 October 1994), also known as Toff, is a British media and television personality. She is best known for appearing on E4 reality television series Made in Chelsea from 2014 and winning the seventeenth series of ITV 's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to someone as a toff, you are saying in an unkind way that they come from the upper classes or are very rich.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › toffTOFF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Toff definition: a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.. See examples of TOFF used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › toffTOFF - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Definitions of 'toff'. If you refer to someone as a toff, you are saying in an unkind way that they come from the upper classes or are very rich. [British, informal, disapproval] [...] More.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a rich person from a high social class: Gone are the days when champagne-drinking was just for toffs. Synonyms. nob UK old-fashioned informal disapproving. posho UK informal disapproving. Compare. aristocrat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rich people. advantaged. baller. beautiful. champagne socialist. deb. elite. gilded. laird.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ToffToff - Wikipedia

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   In British English slang, a toff is a stereotype for someone with an aristocratic background or belonging to the landed gentry, particularly someone who exudes an air of superiority.